CROWLEY – Funeral Services will be Friday, February 24. 2012, at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Crowley for, Louise Legnion, 86, who passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 at 1:25 p.m. at Lafayette Heart Hospital in Lafayette. Fr. Higginbotham will be officiating for the services.

Survivors include three daughters, Stella Gary of Crowley, Leatrice M. Beard of Grosse Tete and Sondra and husband, Kenneth Beard Sr., of Brusly; two sons, Wallace and wife Lee Ann Monceaux of Anchorage, Alaska and Russell and wife, Hazel Monceaux, of Praireville; 12 grandchildren, Theodore Meche, Randle Beard, Andrea Fuentes, Michelle Beard, Adena Smiley, Kenneth Beard Jr., Hubert Louis Beard, Melissa Spalding, Patrick Beard, Rhonda Beard, Amanda Abbot and Abram Monceaux; two step-granddaughters, Mona Gary and Lisa Gary; 33 great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

Ms. Louise was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Monceaux; her parents, Collice and Adena Legnion; a stepfather, Thomas Perry Sr.; four grandchildren, Elie Benoit Jr., Richard Dale Primeaux, Wallace Wayne Monceaux and Stephanie Roucher; one sister, Lydia Myers; and three brothers, Noah Legnion, Thomas Perry Jr. and C. J. Perry.

Ms. Louise fought a good fight; I have finished my course; I have kept the faith. She was a beloved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother and a friend to all. The family would like special thanks to go out to Heart Hospital of Lafayette and its entire caring staff.

Visitation will be Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. then 8 a.m. on Friday until time of services A Rosary will be recited at 6 in the evening of Thursday in the funeral home chapel in Crowley. Burial will be in the Abshire Cemetery in Kaplan under the direction of Duhon Funeral Home, L.L.C. of Crowley. Please send personal condolences to the family at www.duhonfuneralhome.com.